Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-27
Mr.. Geo. w. Cross, of Manches
ter, is here to attend the rally.

MI. OcO. w. SIOSSp VI MduCleS
ter, is here to attend the rally.
Col. w. J. Cliff, of Chattanooga,
is here on visit to his fathers fami-
ly.
-Messrs. John M. Bright, j. H.
and c. Marchbanks arrived
this morning and will all speak at the
rally today.
All persous indebted to the firm
of Smart & Co. are requested to settle
at once. Mr.. John Grizzle has sold
out his interest in the business, and
the old business must be closed up at
once.
The nights and mornings have
been quite cool this week in compari-
son with the weather of July and
early part of this month. At day
light Thursday morning the thcr-
mometer registered $50.
Mr.. Smith J. Denton will preach
for the congregation at Salem, five
miles north Of McMinnville, the sec
ond Sunday in September. This is
where he held very successful meet
ing the first week in August. All are
invited to attend.
Tomorrow will close DIR. Prices
engagement with the Presbyterian
Church here, and his family will re-
turn to Clarksville next week. The
sojourn of this excellent family in our
midsts has been most pleasant to all
who have met them, and the Doctors
sermons have been very edifying to
the congregation.
Mr.. Geo. S. Stroud has purchased
an interest in the drug business of j.
B. Ritchey, and will move to town
with his family in a week or two,
having leased his farm to Mr.. Thos.
Lawrence. Mr.. Stroud's numerous
friends here will be glad to welcome
him back to town again.
"A slight change in schedule has
been made on our road. The passen-
ger train for Tullahoma now passes
here at 1905 o'clock in the morning,
half an hour later than formerly, and
returns at 12:l0 p. m. The mixed
train passes up at 7:5O in the morning
and returns at lilo p. m.
There has been a meal famine in
McMinnville during the last week.
For several days none could be had
from either the stores or mills neal
town. The drouth in many locali,
ties has cut the corn crop so short that
all who have old corn on hand are
holding it for family use, and the
mills can get none to grind.
C. +. College presents quite ar
active scene of preparations for thu
opening next Thursday. The build
ing is being put in order from CELIA
to garret, new carpets are being laid
etc. 1t is thought the school vii
open with between fifty and sixty
boarding pupils. Profs. Finney anC
Paschal will return from the Wes
next Wednesday.
Mr.. j. Moldenhawer, of Leba
non, who is to manage our creamery
was here two or three days this weel
participating in the organization o
that enterprise. Mr.. Moldenhaweri il
native of Denmark, and has beer
engaged in dairy and creamery worl
for eighteen or twenty years. Hei
a pleasant gentleman and will max
a useful citizen.
The attention of our readers
called to the new advertisement G
the Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. Thei
remedies have met with great success
in the treatment of all diseases of tn
head, throat and lungs. Mr.. d. E
Carson is agent for McMinnville an
surrounding country, and Mr.. ] Gram
druggist, agent for Sparta. Invest
cation invited.
The Spoke and Handle Factor
at this place caught fire on the roc
about two o'clock Wednesday aftel
noon, and was making pretty goo
headway when discovered. A fey
buckets Of water from the tank 500
got the flames under control, and tn
only damage was small hole in tn
roof and few sets of spokes som,
what soiled with water.
) Columbia Democrat: Miss Role
Reeder, who has been for two yea
past a resident of South Columbia
left last Saturday for her natiN
home, McMinnville, where she wi
I in future reside. Miss Reeder is
S beautiful, charming, fascinating, a
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